Healthcare Interior Designer — Healing Spaces & Efficiency

Duke PA; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Health is seeking a talented and collaborative Staff Interior Designer to support planning, design, and implementation of interior environments across our hospitals, clinics, research, educational, and administrative facilities.

This role blends creativity with healthcare design principles to create functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe spaces that support healing, staff efficiency, and exceptional care delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and NCIDQ eligibility.
• At least 3 years of interior design experience, including 1 year in a commercial setting.
• 1 year as a buyer or purchaser of commercial furnishings may substitute for 1 of the 2 years of required experience.
• OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design interior environments for healthcare, research, educational, and administrative facilities throughout Duke Health.
• Meet with customers and stakeholders to assess needs and develop practical, functional, and visually appealing design solutions.
• Coordinate design activities with project managers, architects, contractors, consultants, furniture vendors, maintenance staff, and end users.
• Develop interior design concepts, finish selections, furniture specifications, material palettes, and construction documentation.
• Utilize evidence-based design principles to support patient experience, employee well-being, safety infection prevention, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
• Select furniture, finishes, and materials that balance aesthetics, durability, maintainability, and healthcare performance requirements.
• Maintain and uphold interior finish standards.
• Prepare project presentations and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Develop project budgeting, furniture procurement, and cost estimating.
• Coordinate installations and verify quality.

Education

Bachelor's degree

NCIDQ certification eligibility

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Enscape

CET

Microsoft Office Suite

Facility Management System (e-Builder)

Job description

Duke Health is seeking a talented and collaborative Staff Interior Designer to support planning, design, and implementation of interior environments across our hospitals, clinics, research, educational, and administrative facilities.

This role blends creativity with healthcare design principles to create functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe spaces that support healing, staff efficiency, and exceptional care delivery.